No. 1 in the United States! 39-year-old Rondo is going to play in the Olympics?

Rondo's career blossomed again.

According to joint reports from multiple American sports media, 39-year-old Rondo officially became the No. 1 flag football quarterback in the United States.

Let's talk about low-flag football first. This sport is derived from traditional American football, but it is different from American football. It has smaller venues, fewer people and shorter durations.

The most important difference is that flag football rules do not allow people to hold people or push people. The defense can pull down one or two waist flags on the belt of the offensive player holding the ball to complete the "tack" (tackle), which is a safe non-impact sport.

Feeling Rondo's heroic posture in playing flag football, as one of the most passers-by guards in the NBA, this long pass is extraordinary.

It is worth mentioning that Flag Football has been confirmed to be one of the five new events to debut in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

In other words, Rondo may have the opportunity to appear on the Olympic stage in the future - this is not simple. You should know that Rondo has never played in the Olympics in his entire basketball career.

Here, you might as well review Rondo's last time in the NBA.

Many fans may still have the impression of Rondo that the park helps the Lakers win the championship in 2020, which can be said to be Rondo's second highlight.

After winning his second championship, Rondo became a free agent and then joined the Hawks with a two-year, 15 million contract.

However, after only half a season for the Hawks, he was traded to the Clippers. After 18 games played for the Clippers, Rondo averaged 7.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 43.2%.

In the 2021 offseason, the Clippers sent Rondo to the Grizzlies (trade in Bledsoe), and the Grizzlies then bought out Rondo.

Rondo, who once again became a free agent, returned to the Lakers with a basic salary, but at this time he was completely different from his condition a year ago. After only two months of playing, he was sent to the Cavaliers.

At that time, Cavaliers point guard Rubio was seriously injured. As a substitute for Rubio's injury at that time, Rondo averaged 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in his 18 games, and his three-point shooting percentage was 39.7%.

Objectively speaking, his performance is actually not bad, but after the end of the season, Rondo failed to find his next home, and the Cavaliers became Rondo's last stop in the NBA. After staying away from the NBA arena, Rondo is not idle. He returned to the University of Kentucky in 2023 to complete his university degree. Just 3 months ago, Rondo successfully graduated and obtained a bachelor's degree in communication.

According to a 2023 report, Rondo has to complete his degree to join Kentucky coach Calipari's team as a teaching assistant.

Rondo also appeared in the Bucks' assistant coach last season, and the Bucks' official description of him was "Guest Coach".

In addition, Rondo also led his son's school to win the championship as a coach - all these signs indicate that Rondo may develop in the direction of coaching.

In April 2024, Rondo participated in a program. The host asked him: "Did the last NBA game have been played?"

Rondo's answer was: "Yes, my career is over, I have made a lot of money, and I need to spend more time on the children."

I thought Rondo might successfully transform into an assistant coach, but unexpectedly, he has now switched to the flag football field and can still achieve such achievements.

On the one hand, I admire Rondo's talent and football quotient. He is 1.85 meters tall, has an arm span of 2.06 meters, and has a pair of big hands. Even though he is 39 years old, his talent is still top-notch in this arena. The key point is that Rondo's football quotient is very high, and his experience in playing point guard in the NBA will definitely help him transform.

On the other hand, this may also be another way for Rondo to realize his dream. In high school, Rondo played quarterback at East District High School in Louisville, Kentucky. Later, he said that if he had devoted himself to football at that time, he would have entered the NFL.

I don't know if Rondo wants to devote himself to the professional flag football arena for the time being - I personally think it is difficult, after all, the income of such a niche sports is definitely not as good as that of an NBA coach.

But if Rondo really has an idea, maybe he will hope to see him in the Olympics in a few years, and it will definitely be very interesting at that time.